Some parents want their children to turn out just like them. Only a few secretly turn their kids into elite special operatives.
Josie Black can infiltrate any building, speak a dozen languages, and fight like a martial arts master. But no one told her that. After J.B. detects gaps in her memory, her mom reveals the truth: she works for a covert agency, and she’s given J.B. the skills of a super spy. After J.B. freaks out, runs off, and tries to escape the weird world of espionage, she’ll have to decide who she wants to be. (from Goodreads)
What caught my attention from the plot was the classic tropes of mind control, unbeknown spy and teenagers with skills beyond normal. This was a nice short story, an easy read to occupy an hour on a lazy afternoon, but nothing more than that. The entire plot happens in the span of a few days and we don’t get a lot of depth on the characters, some of them are barely an outline, but I don’t believe the story itself would improve making it lengthier or fuller, as it’s quite basic but, yet, enough. It’s entertaining and even funny while it lasts, as long as we keep the suspension of disbelief button on. The art, without being minimalistic, is quite simple, but effective (and cute!) and I really liked the color palette.
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